Training gun for training point of force application

ABSTRACT

A training gun for training point of force application includes: a gun body including a shooting portion, a gripping portion and a laser device disposed in the shooting portion; a trigger disposed between the shooting portion and the gripping portion; a detecting unit including a first detecting point, a second detecting portion, a third detecting point which are to be pressed by the little finger, the ring finger and the middle finger of a user, respectively, a fourth detecting point to be pressed by the part between the thumb and the index finger, a fifth and a sixth detecting points to be pressed by two thumbs of the user; and a central triggering unit signally connected to the detecting unit, the display unit, the laser unit and the pulling portion. The training gun allows the user to adjust the gripping force of each finger, and thus improving the training efficiency.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a gun, and more particularly to a training gun for training point of force application.

Related Prior Art

When a military police member holds a pistol, he/she usually holds it with two hands and with each finger applying different amounts of force. Therefore, the pistol will tilt as long as there is one finger applying force improperly, causing the user to miss the target.

Therefore, there are many shooting training devices available on the market for training military/police to improve shooting skill. Most of the shooting training devices are used to train aiming skill. The correction or adjustment of the holding gesture mostly requires a second person to stand beside the trainee or the military police member being trained and give corrections when observing an improper or incorrect holding gesture of the trainee.

During the training, however, it is difficult for the second person to see clearly whether the each finger's gripping force of the trainee is proper.

The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages.

SUMMARY

One objective of the present invention is to provide a training gun for training point of force application, with which, the user (the military/police member to be trained) can immediately know whether each of his/her fingers grips the gun with a proper amount of force, and a second person can instruct the user to made adjustment accordingly, so as to improve the training efficiency.

To achieve the above objective, a training gun for training point of force application, comprises:

a gun body including a shooting portion and a gripping portion which are connected to each other, wherein one end of the shooting portion is a shooting end, a laser device is disposed in the shooting portion to emit laser light toward the shooting end, the gripping portion includes a first lateral surface which is located toward the shooting end, and an opposite second lateral surface;

a trigger connected to the shooting portion and the first lateral surface of the gripping portion, and including a pulling portion;

a detecting unit including a first detecting point, a second detecting portion, a third detecting point, a fourth detecting point, a fifth detecting point and a sixth detecting point, wherein the first, second and third detecting points are disposed on the first lateral surface, and are designed to be pressed by the little finger, the ring finger and the middle finger of a user, respectively, the fourth detecting point is disposed on the second lateral surface and designed to be pressed by a part between the thumb and the index finger of a user's hand, the fifth and the sixth detecting points are disposed on the shooting portion and located at the same side of the gun body, and are designed to be pressed by two thumbs of the user; and

a central triggering unit signally connected to the detecting unit, the display unit, the laser unit and the pulling portion, respectively;

when the detecting unit is in a correct condition, the central triggering unit is able to activate the laser device to make the laser device emit laser light toward the shooting end.

Preferably, a display unit is disposed on the gun body and signally connected to the central triggering unit.

Preferably, the trigger includes a rod which has one end connected to the pulling portion and has another end swingably connected to the gun body, the detecting unit further includes a seventh detecting point which is disposed in the gun body adjacent to the rod and designed to be pressed by the rod when the rod swings.

With the detecting unit, each finger of the user can be trained to hold the piston with the correct posture and proper amount of gripping force. The user can immediately know the holding posture is incorrect when the laser device cannot be activated, and with the display unit, a second person can also know which finger is pressing improperly, and instruct the user to made adjustment accordingly, so as to improve the training efficiency.

These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the training gun for training point of force application in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the training gun for training point of force application in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a magnified view of a part of FIG. 2; and

FIG. 4 is a flow chart illustrating how the training gun in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention works.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present invention will be clearer from the following description when viewed together with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, the preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1-3, the training gun for training point of force application in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises: a gun body 10, a trigger 20, a detecting unit 30, and a central triggering unit 40.

The gun body 10 includes a shooting portion 11 and a gripping portion 12 which are connected to each other to make the gun body 10 L-shaped. One end of the shooting portion 11 is a shooting end 111 which is provided with a muzzle 115, and another end of the shooting portion 11 is a display end 112 which is provided with a display unit 13. A laser device 14 is disposed in the shooting portion 11 to emit laser light toward the shooting end 111, and the laser light shoots out of the muzzle 115. The direction in which the laser light travels and is emitted out from the laser device 14 is defined as a horizontal direction X, and a direction extending from the shooting portion 11 to one end of the gripping portion 12 is defined as a vertical direction Y which is perpendicular to the horizontal direction X. The shooting portion 11 is provided along the vertical direction Y with a barrel portion 113 and a holding portion 114 which are located at different positions along the vertical direction Y. The holding portion 114 is located closer to the gripping portion 12 than the barrel portion 113. The laser device 14 is disposed in the barrel portion 113. A direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction X and the vertical direction Y is defined as a longitudinal direction Z. The gripping portion 12 includes a first lateral surface 121 which is located toward the shooting end 111, and an opposite second lateral surface 122. Another end of the gripping portion 12 which is not connected to the shooting portion 11 is provided with a bottom surface 123.

The trigger 20 is connected to the holding portion 114 of the shooting portion 11 and the first lateral surface 121 of the gripping portion 12. In this embodiment, the trigger 20 includes a pulling portion 21 and a rod 22 which has one end connected to the pulling portion 21 and has another end swingably connected to the gun body 10 via a pivot 23, so that that rod 22 is able to swing along the longitudinal direction Z.

The detecting unit 30 includes a first detecting point 31, a second detecting portion 32, a third detecting point 33, a fourth detecting point 34, a fifth detecting point 35 and a sixth detecting point 36. The first, second and third detecting points 31, 32, 33 are disposed on the first lateral surface 121. The fourth detecting point 34 is disposed on the second lateral surface 122, the fifth and the sixth detecting points 35, 36 are disposed on the holding portion 114 and located at the same side of the gun body 10, and the fifth detecting point 35 is located closer to the first lateral surface 121 than the sixth detecting point 36. The pistol shown in FIG. 2 is suitable for a right handed user, the user can grip the gripping portion 12 with the right hand, the first detecting point 31 is designed to be pressed by the little finger of the right hand of the user, the second detecting point 32 is designed to be pressed by the ring finger of the right hand of the user, the third detecting point 33 is designed to be pressed by the middle finger of the right hand of the user, the fourth detecting point 34 is designed to be pressed by the part of the right hand between the thumb and the index finger of the user's right hand, the fifth detecting point 35 is designed to be pressed by thumb of the right hand, the user's right hand index finger can rest on the pulling portion 21. Meanwhile, the user's left hand holds the holding portion 114 with the thumb of the left hand resting on the sixth detecting point 36. In this embodiment, the second, third and fourth detecting points 32, 33 and 34 are protrusive pressing points, and the first, fifth and sixth detecting points 31, 35, 36 are flat pressing points.

As shown in FIG. 3, the detecting unit 30 of another preferred embodiment of the present invention further includes two seventh detecting points 37 which are disposed at two inner sides of the gun body 10 adjacent to the rod 22 along the longitudinal direction Z. When swinging, the rod 22 will press the two seventh detecting points 37.

The central triggering unit 40 is signally connected to the detecting unit 30, the display unit 13, the laser device 14 and the pulling portion 21.

What mentioned above is the structure of the present invention, and for a better understanding of the operation of the present invention, reference should be made to the following description when taken into conjunction with FIGS. 1-4.

The present invention is designed to be hold by a user's hand, the first, fifth and sixth detecting points 31, 35 and 36 are in their correct condition only when they not pressed, and the second, third and fourth detecting points 32, 33, 34 are in their correct condition. When each of the detecting points is in the correct condition, a signal will be sent to the central triggering unit 40 to start the laser device 14, and after the pulling portion 21 is pressed, the laser device 14 will be turned on by the central triggering unit 40 to emit laser light toward the muzzle 115 will be turned on by the central triggering unit 40 to emit laser light toward the muzzle 115 of the shooting end 111, and the display unit 13 will display a signal indicating that each of the detecting points is in the correct condition.

When any of the detecting points is not correctly or properly pressed, the display unit 13 will display the number of the detecting point which is not correctly pressed, and in this condition, the central triggering unit 40 is unable to start the laser device 14. With the signal displayed on the display unit 13, a second person can see which part is improperly pressed by the user and instruct the user to made adjustment accordingly.

It is to be noted that if the user is left handed, the fifth and sixth detecting points 35, 36 can be disposed on another side of the holding portion 114.

With the detecting unit 30, each finger of the user can be trained to hold the piston with the correct posture and proper amount of gripping force. The user can immediately know the holding posture is incorrect when the laser device 14 cannot be activated, and with the display unit 13, a second person can also know which finger is pressing improperly, and instruct the user to made adjustment accordingly, so as to improve the training efficiency.

While we have shown and described various embodiments in accordance with the present invention, it is clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A training gun for training point of force application, comprising: a gun body including a shooting portion and a gripping portion which are connected to each other, wherein one end of the shooting portion is a shooting end, a laser device is disposed in the shooting portion to emit laser light toward the shooting end, the gripping portion includes a first lateral surface which is located toward the shooting end, and an opposite second lateral surface; a trigger connected to the shooting portion and the first lateral surface of the gripping portion, and including a pulling portion; a detecting unit including a first detecting point, a second detecting portion, a third detecting point, a fourth detecting point, a fifth detecting point and a sixth detecting point, wherein the first, second and third detecting points are disposed on the first lateral surface, and are designed to be pressed by the little finger, the ring finger and the middle finger of a user, respectively, the fourth detecting point is disposed on the second lateral surface and designed to be pressed by a part between the thumb and the index finger of a user's hand, the fifth and the sixth detecting points are disposed on the shooting portion and located at the same side of the gun body, and are designed to be pressed by two thumbs of the user; and a central triggering unit signally connected to the detecting unit, the display unit, the laser unit and the pulling portion, respectively; when the detecting unit is in a correct condition, the central triggering unit is able to activate the laser device to make the laser device emit laser light toward the shooting end.
 2. The training gun as claimed in claim 1, wherein a display unit is disposed on the gun body and signally connected to the central triggering unit.
 3. The training gun as claimed in claim 1, wherein the trigger includes a rod which has one end connected to the pulling portion and has another end swingably connected to the gun body, the detecting unit further includes a seventh detecting point which is disposed in the gun body adjacent to the rod and designed to be pressed by the rod when the rod swings. 